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OMB Control No: 0579-0054	ICR Reference No: 202602-0579-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-0579-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No: 0579-0054
Title: Federal Plant Pest and Noxious Weeds Regulations
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/30/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/04/2026
Terms of Clearance: APHIS will remove forms 523, 368, 526 and 519 from this collection when a new consolidated information collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2029	36 Months From Approved
Responses	79,130	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	19,537	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This collection contains information requirements, including the application for permits, to import regulated articles such as plant pests, noxious weeds, or soil, or to move regulated articles interstate. It also contains information requirements for businesses requiring APHIS approval to process regulated garbage.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7712 Name of Law: Plant Protection Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 34412	07/22/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 30	02/27/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Business	PPQ Form 525A, PPQ Form 508, PPQ Form 550, PPQ Form 599, PPQ Form 519A, PPQ Form 368, PPQ 523, PPQ 526, PPQ 519	, , , , , , , ,
Individual	PPQ Form 525A, PPQ 368, PPQ 526, PPQ 523	, , ,
State, Local, and Tribe

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	79,130	-1,538	80,668
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	19,537	-2,098	21,635
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: APHIS is seeking approval of a revision of a currently approved information collection request. The currently approved ICR is for 80,668 respondents, 21,635 total annual responses, and 92,610 total annual burden hours. This request is for 5,806 respondents, 79,130 estimated total responses and 19,537estimated burden hours. There are 850 third-party disclosure burden estimates hours. There is an adjustment increase of +1,042 respondents; however, there is a decrease of -1,538 responses resulting in a decrease of -2,098 total burden hours. APHIS is working on a new PPQ Permit consolidated form information collection that will remove several activities from this information collection in the next renewal cycle. The activities to be moved are as follows: • Emergency Action Notification (PPQ Form 523 • Notice of Arrival (PPQ Form 368 or equivalent) • Application for Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, Soil, and Prohibited Plants - Importation (PPQ Form 526) • Compliance Agreement (PPQ Form 519)

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,712,480

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Natalia Weinsetel 301 851-3894 natalia.a.weinsetel@usda.gov

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